Author Archives: Josh Smith

Save 20% on iOS Programming for .NET Developers this month

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Josh Smith

If you buy a paperback copy of iOS Programming for .NET Developers this month (October, 2012) be sure to use this coupon code to save 20% on your purchase: OCTBOOKS12 Visit Lulu.com to pick up your copy and get started … Continue reading →

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Determine the size of a View by inspecting its NIB

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Josh Smith

I was exploring the UICollectionView API tonight and stumbled upon an old problem. Both UITableView and UICollectionView ask their delegate for size information about the cells they display. When creating cells in separate XIB files, which I normally do, this … Continue reading →

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Brief overview of Auto Layout in iOS 6

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Josh Smith

This blog post examines the basics of Auto Layout in iOS 6 and suggests resources for learning more about the topic. Introduction to Auto Layout Starting with iOS 6 Apple has given developers a powerful new way to create user … Continue reading →

Posted in Auto Layout, iOS 6 | Tagged Auto Layout, iOS6, iPhone 5 | 5 Comments

Check out the iOS 6 Feast

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Josh Smith

Ray Wenderlich, whose iOS programming tutorials have helped countless aspiring iOS developers learn the trade, is now hosting a gigantic feast of iOS 6 goodness. He has dubbed it the iOS 6 Feast because there is course after course of … Continue reading →

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What’s so bad about delighting users?

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Josh Smith

This is a sponsored post from my good friends over at Infragistics. Think of the last time you heard someone say “no, we can’t put that feature in the application because it might make our users more comfortable”. It is … Continue reading →

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Preparing for an iOS Developer Job Interview

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Josh Smith

Do you have an interview lined up for an iOS development gig and want to make sure you’ve got all your bases covered? Check out this article I wrote about preparing for iOS developer job interviews, recently published by Software … Continue reading →

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Colin Eberhardt reviews iOS Programming for .NET Developers

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Josh Smith

A fellow by the name of Colin Eberhardt in the U.K. has reviewed my book that teaches .NET devs how to write iPhone and iPad apps. Colin’s review of iOS Programming for .NET Developers is circumspect and has reasonable critiques. … Continue reading →

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Objective-C Literals for iOS in Xcode 4.4

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Josh Smith

Apple recently released Xcode 4.4, which includes several minor enhancements for iOS developers. One of those features, named Objective-C Literals, is fully supported for OS X desktop apps, but is still a work-in-progress for iOS apps. This “teaser” preview has … Continue reading →

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My book about iOS programming is now available in iBooks

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Josh Smith

Well, that was fast! Less than forty-eight hours after I submitted iOS Programming for .NET Developers to Apple’s iBookstore, it got approved and is now available for sale worldwide. I heard of some books taking weeks or even months to … Continue reading →

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My book about iOS programming is now available!

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Josh Smith

Over the past several months I have been working like a madman on a book that explains iOS to .NET developers. I’m proud to announce that iOS Programming for .NET Developers has been published! Like my last book, this book … Continue reading →

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